Infection Prevention Resources

Infection Prevention Resources

Last updated Nov. 15, 2019

Toni Foos, RN, BSN, CIC Infection Prevention Manager Toni.Foos@

Content (in alphabetical order)

? AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical ? CDC (Centers for Disease Control and

Instrumentation)

Prevention)

? American Hospital Association (AHA)

? C. diff (Clostridioides difficile, CDI)

? AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ? CHG (chlorhexidine)

? Ambulatory Care (outpatient settings)

? CDPHE (Colorado Department of Public Health

? Ambulatory Surgery Centers

and Environment)

? Animal Visitation

? Certification (CIC?)

? Antimicrobial Resistance

? CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)

? Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)

? CLABSI (central line-associated blood stream

? Antimicrobial Stewardship Training

infection)

? Antiseptics ? FDA Final Rule

? CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

? APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection

Services)

Control and Epidemiology)

? Construction

? ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating ? Contact Precautions ? Duration

and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

? Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices

? Bed Bugs ? Coming Soon!

? Cost of HAIs and Other Financial Articles

? Candida auris

? CRE (carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae)

? Cardboard Boxes and Shipping Containers

? Critical Access Hospitals

? CAUTI (catheter-associated urinary tract infection) ? Cystic Fibrosis & Isolation

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Content (in alphabetical order)

? Dialysis Safety ? Disinfection & Sterilization ? DNV ? Duodenoscope Protocols ? Ebola ? Education ? Patient & Family ? Emergency Preparedness ? Endotracheal Tubes ? Environmental Services ? ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) ? Fecal Transplantation ? Fit Testing (see NIOSH) ? Flu (see Influenza) ? Food and Drink ? Food Regulations ? Glucometer Cleaning ? Hand Hygiene ? HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) ? How Long Do Organisms Survive on Surfaces ? Humidity Levels ? Infectious Diseases Society of America

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? Influenza ? Injection Safety ? Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) ? Isolation Guidelines ? Joint Commission, The (TJC) ? Legionella (see Water Management) ? Linen/Laundry ? Long-Term Care ? Medical Waste (waste management) ? Medication Preparation ? NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety

and Health) ? NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network) ? Novice Infection Preventionist ? Occupational Health ? Operating Room Attire ? OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety

Administration) ? Outbreak Response Guidance

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Contents (in alphabetical order)

? PDSA (see IHI) ? Pediatric Infection Control ? Policy Review ? Policy Samples ? Preop Antibiotic Guidelines ? Principles of Epidemiology ? Self study course ? Printed Resources ? Psychiatric Hospitals ? Quality Improvement ? Refrigerators ? Respiratory Protection ? Return on Investment, IPC program ? Ryan White Notification Law ? Sepsis ? Sharps Safety (see Injection Safety) ? SHEA (The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology

of America) ? SSIs (surgical site infections)

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? Statistics ? Staffing and HAIs, Hospital ? Tools and Forms ? Travel Health Alerts ? Ultrasound ? Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Pink Book) ? VAE (ventilator-associated events) ? Videos ? Waste Management (see Medical Waste) ? Water Management (Legionella) ? West Nile Virus ? WHO (World Health Organization)

AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical

Instrumentation)

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? Professional association for sterile processing (and others in the medical device industry)

? The AAMI standards program consists of over 100 technical committees and working groups that produce Standards, Recommended Practices, and Technical Information Reports for medical devices.

? ST79 is the go-to reference for steam sterilization and sterility

? ST91 ? flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing ? ST58 ? coming soon ? low-temperature sterilization and

high-level disinfection ?

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